Already in the past searched the "young bavarian men" to compare their power.
Due the fact that the work on the field and stable was very hard and they had to do it alone, could this power comparison take only place when they had a break with bread and beer.
During these breaks the young men sat together and had the possibility to show their powers.
At fingerhakeln two opponents sit on a table and hook their middlefinger into a leather ribbon and try to pull the other one over the table. The "hardest" of these men don´t use that ribbon as a connection.
"fingerhakeln" was used in the past to settle controversy to avoid working people to from hurting each other. Today fingerhakeln is an organized sport and every year championships take place.